Money spat resolved over LGBTQ books at Mississippi library

JACKSON, Miss. -- People enjoying a Mississippi crawfish festival scattered and ran after hearing a barrage of gunfire late Saturday at the state fairgrounds, witnesses said.A law enforcement officer shot and killed one of the people suspected of firing shots during the Mississippi Mudbug Festival, Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said.December Parks was attending the festival and said she heard shots.“Everybody just started running, ‘Ooh, they got guns.

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investigation is underway stemming from this incident,” but did not provide additional details. He said the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was called to assist.Jones said two or three people exchanged gunfire at about 10 p.m.

Amsterdam, featuring Taylor Swift was aired at CinemaCon in Las Vegas yesterday (April 27).The film which stars John David Washington, Margot Robbie and Christian Bale, is a period piece which has been described as an “original romantic crime epic,” according to Disney executive Tony Chambers via Variety.It is apparently set in the 1930s, where the leading trio of Bale, Robbie and Washington “find themselves at the centre of one of the most secret plots in American history.”The film also stars Zoe Saldana, Michael Shannon, Robert De Niro, Mike Myers, Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Rock.Swift surfaces in the trailer as a mourning daughter, breaking down in tears before her father’s body as Rock and Bale look on.“You have a dead white man in the box. It’s not even a coffin, it doesn’t even have a top on,” Rock tells Bale in the clip.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterDavid O. Russell’s latest film has finally come into focus, revealing the title “Amsterdam” and a Nov.

Work done by Team ROC, the social justice division of Roc Nation led by Jay-Z and Yo Gotti, could result in major changes to conditions at Mississippi State Penitentiary (also known as Parchman), Billboard reports. In 2020 Team ROC secured legal representation for more than 200 inmates at the state prison and filed multiple lawsuits that resulted in an investigation by the U.S.

Taylor Swift.In a tweet on Saturday (April 16), Dr. Derek Hennen shared the names of some of the 17 species of the insect that he and his Virginia Tech team – Drs.

Shake it Off.“A millipede commonly found in the Appalachian Mountains was recently renamed for her as a tribute to the pop star.The so-dubbed Nannaria swiftae is one of 17 new species of millipede discovered in the region and is vital for decomposition and nutrients spread in wooded ecosystems. “Her music helped me get through the highs and lows of graduate school, so naming a new millipede species after her is my way of saying thanks,” said Virginia Tech entomologist Derek Hennen in a statement.The Post has reached out to Swift’s publicist for comment.They tend to hide just below the soil surface where they can munch undisturbed on decaying leaves and plant matter.Their stealth existence is part of the reason they were so difficult to analyze, researchers said.

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David and Victoria Beckham have been enjoying an extended break in the US as they celebrate their eldest son Brooklyn's wedding to Nicola Peltz, and they have the most incredible home to stay in while they are there.The couple own a $24million (£19million) penthouse apartment in the One Hundred Museum building, which was designed to mirror a seven-star hotel and features incredible amenities for its 100 tenants.SEE: Victoria and David Beckham's grand £31million mansion is another worldMORE: The Beckhams' second £5m holiday home revealedEach residence boasts multiple terraces with breathtaking views of Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Miami skyline, Italian kitchens with quartz countertops, custom-designed walk-in closets and spa-like bathrooms.The penthouse offers David the perfect base to work with his football team, Inter Miami, and it has allowed the family to spend time with Brooklyn and Nicola, who now live in the US.Take a look inside the luxurious home, complete with a rooftop pool, below…WATCH: Inside Victoria and David Beckham's incredible homes in the UKThe building is designed by renowned architect Zaha Hadid and is the only residential space in Miami to have a helipad, which sits just above the penthouse that David and Victoria are believed to own.  When the building was designed, the intention was to include facilities to mirror a seven-star hotel.

a nationwide book ban sweeping America’s school districts, primarily fueled by conservatives who are targeting books mostly by and about minorities, especially LGBTQ and Black people.Over the last nine months 1145 books have been removed from school classrooms and libraries in 86 school districts, a PEN America report finds. They cover a wide range, including books about Rosa Parks, Dr.

Wilson Chapman editorFrancis “Fran” La Maina, who served as president and chief operating officer of Dick Clark Productions, died Saturday in Burbank, Calif., his representative Cheryl J. Kagan confirmed to Variety. He was 82.“Fran was my soulmate,” his domestic partner Carla Patterson said in a statement.

Francis C. La Maina, the former president and chief operating officer of Dick Clark Prods, died Friday in Burbank. He was 82.

Michael Mann (“Collateral,” “Ali”) fans can rejoice that he’s finally back with the HBO Max crime series “Toyko Vice.” In the series, which Mann produces and directs the excellent pilot of (read our review here), we get to see the legendary filmmaker wade into the waters of cops and crooks yet again. Set in Japan, the series focuses on an American crime reporter (Ansel Elgort) who attempts to embed himself in both the worlds of Japanese police and the criminal syndicate known as the Yakuza.

Tana Ramsay was spotted arriving at Miami International Airport on Thursday alongside her celebrity chef husband Gordon Ramsay, jetting into the US ahead of the much-anticipated wedding of best friend Victoria Beckham's eldest child, Brooklyn Beckham.SEE: Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz's £76m oceanfront wedding venue is out of this world – insideTana, 47, and Victoria have been spotted coordinating and often even matching their eye-catching, fashionable outfits over the past 10 years. However, in keeping with the suspense over who will wear what this wedding weekend, Tana went practically incognito when she arrived at the airport, wearing charcoal skinny jeans and a simple dark grey T-shirt which highlighted her incredibly toned figure.WATCH: Gordon Ramsay's wife Tana dances in wedding dress to mark 25 year anniversaryIn pictures obtained by the MailOnline, Tana was spotted making a very casual low-key exit from the airport.